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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Nuckols

With vocabulary more important than ever, National Spelling Bee requires different prep

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Navneeth Murali would strongly prefer for the Scripps National Spelling Bee to get rid of the onstage, multiple-choice vocabulary questions that were introduced to the competition two years ago.

“It's sort of hit or miss, the onstage vocab format, and it's sort of brutal in my opinion,” the 17-year-old former speller said.

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